Patents by Inventor Peter Robert Mellers

Peter Robert Mellers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid
    Patent number: 7386143
    Abstract: A retention apparatus for a semi-implantable hearing aid. In one embodiment, the retention apparatus includes a first surface and a second surface. One of the first and second surfaces includes a first portion and a second portion having a rounded transition therebetween for interfacing with a patient's skin. The rounded transition of the interfacing surface of the retention apparatus functions to distribute pressure resulting from the mutual magnetic attraction between an externally located magnet and an implanted magnet to permit increased magnetic forces therebetween and maintenance of a desired separation between an external coil and implanted coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Otologics LLC
    Inventors: James Roy Easter, Travis Rian Andrews, Peter Robert Mellers
  • Retention apparatus for an external portion of a semi-implantable hearing aid
    Publication number: 20040133065
    Abstract: A retention apparatus for a semi-implantable hearing aid. In one embodiment, the retention apparatus includes a first surface and a second surface. One of the first and second surfaces includes a first portion and a second portion having a rounded transition therebetween for interfacing with a patient's skin. The rounded transition of the interfacing surface of the retention apparatus functions to distribute pressure resulting from the mutual magnetic attraction between an externally located magnet and an implanted magnet to permit increased magnetic forces therebetween and maintenance of a desired separation between an external coil and implanted coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: James Roy Easter, Travis Rian Andrews, Peter Robert Mellers